HS BASEBALL: Taylor’s slam sparks Belfry rout

GOODY – Belfry pushed across six runs in the bottom of the second inning to pull  away and beat Mingo Central, 9-2, in a game moved from Williamson to Belfry because of field conditions on March 25.

The big blow in the inning was an inside-the-park home run off the bat of winning pitcher Kaleb Taylor with the bases loaded.

Sean Cochran singled home two runs while Logan Windle and Brett Coleman each had an RBI base hit.

Levi Davis took the loss for the Miners.

At Goody

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MC (1-3)……002  000  0 – 2-4-3

BF (4-1)….….261  000  x – 9-6-3

Pitching:

WP –  Kaleb Taylor

LP – Levi Davis

Hitting: Kaleb Taylor GS-HR; Sean Cochran 2-1b, 2 RBI; Logan Windle 1b, 1 RBI; Brett Coleman 1b, 1 RBI, Belfry.

Johnson Central….4

Boyd County……….3

CANNONSBURG – Johnson Central’s Andrew Music scored on a throwing error in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Golden Eagles to a 4-3 victory over Boyd County in a game played March 25.

Hunter McCloud doubled home a pair of runs in the first inning and score to give JC an early 3-0 lead. Chase Meade added two singles and batted in one. Ryley Preece collected three hits, including a double.

Winning pitcher Ryan Sartin pounded out three hits and score. Blake Delong singled and scored.

At Cannonsburg

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

JC (4-0)…..300  000  000  1 – 4-13-2

BC (3-1)….030  000  000  0 – 3-  7-2

Pitching:

WP – Ryan Sartin

LP – Ryan Ratliff

Hitting: Hunter McCloud 2b, 1r, 2 RBI; Chase Meade 2-1b, 1 RBI; Ryley Preece 2b, 2-1b; Ryan Sartin 3-1b, 1r; Blake Delong 1b, 1r; Andrew Music 1b, 1r, Johnson Central.

Lawrence County….11

Prestonsburg…….….0

STONECREST – Lawrence County pitcher Tylor Meylead tossed a one-hitter as the Bulldogs rolled to an 11-0 victory over Prestonsburg in a game played at StoneCrest Sports Complex March 25.

Jackson Feltner had one hit and drove home three runs while Meylead knocked home a pair of runs. Bryer Blevins batted in one run. Hunter Crum and Ethan Whitt each added a hit.

At StoneCrest

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

LC (4-0)……….….310  61 – 11-7-0

PB (1-1)……..….000  00 –   0-1-3

Pitching:

WP – Tylor Meylead

LP – Graham Burchett

Hitting: Jackson Feltner 1h, 3 RBI; Tylor Meylead 2 RBI; Bryer Blevins 1 RBI, Lawrence County.

Paintsville……….12

Betsy Layne………2

PAINTSVILLE – Paintsville pounded out nine hits and cruised to a 12-2 victory over Betsy Layne in a game played March 25.

Braxton Ratliff belted a two-run homer, singled and scored twice. Jake Hyden doubled, singled,  drove in a pair of runs and scored four times. Matt Baldwin had two hits, including a double, knocked home two and scored a pair of runs.

Gunner Collins had two hits, including a double, scored once and batted in two while Ashton Adams doubled and drove in three runs.

Baron Ratliff was the winning pitcher.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

BL (1-3)…………002  00 –  2-3-5

PV (3-2)…………231  42 – 12-9-1

Pitching:

WP – Baron Ratliff

LP – Byron Tackett

Hitting: Chase Hamilton 2b, 2 RBI; Jordan Frazier 1b; Sam Boyd 1b, Betsy Layne; Braxton Ratliff 2r-HR, 1b, 2r; Jake Hyden 2b, 1b, 4r, 2 RBI; Matt Baldwin 2b, 1b, 2r, 2 RBI Paintsville.

Phelps….………7

Grundy, Va…..6

PHELPS – Phelps rallied to tie Grundy (Va.) in the home sixth inning and then pushed across the game-winning run in the home eighth for a 7-6 victory in a game played March 25.

Garrett Clevinger had three hits and drove in a pair of runs. Brandon Turnmire was the winning pitcher.

At Phelps

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

GR (0-3)..….010  401  00 – 6-5-9

PH (1-3)……..110  103  01 – 7-9-5

Pitching:

WP – Brandon Turnmire

LP – Tyler Grizzle

Hitting: Garrett Clevinger 3h, 2 RBI, Phelps.